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On 2/22/2019 at 6:16 AM, RussTCB said:

I'm not saying Axl's a saint, but in this case I'm sure the dude has no idea all of this has gone on. Also, it's worth noting that I wasn't saying TB are the psychos. 

I got to agree with this.  I mean he supposedly had tours booked without his knowledge, so this would seem to be something he wouldn't be told about.  I mean, I doubt he is trying to download or trade his old shows so he probably would know unless one if his henchmen told him.  

didn't someone talk to Del James about this?  I thought maybe Ms Metal did? wouldn't Del say something to Axl?

if I go to Duffs show in Philly in May I'll try to meet him after the show and ask him directly.  doubt he will answer me, but who knows?  

has anyone on this board  met a band member recently and asked them about this stuff?

3 hours ago, t-p-d-a said:

John Deacon wasn't involved in Bohemian Rhapsody. And a GN'R Movie works perferct to show the making of Appetite For Destruction, just only the club days and the AFD era. No UYI, No CD. Making to the top band of the 80s. In my opinion GN'Rs best line up is still the AfD Line  Up. It deserves a movie. Read the book "Reckless Road" it has alot stuff for a 2 hour movie.

totally agree with this.  movie based on reckless road would be very cool

considering Izzy cant even commit to keeping a message posted on his twitter for more than a few hours, I would doubt he would be on board with this.  

I'd actually like to see a movie about Axl.  starting from being an abused kid who defeats the odds and becomes the biggest rock star on the planet at the height of rock excess. if the movie was dont accurately I have a feeling it would be pretty dark, but super compelling

MRW80- are you from Philly?   are you going to Duffs show in May?  I was thinking about going but then heard the new single and am now thinking it's probably not worth going to. I also have noone to go with (I have never met another Duff fan).  and it's my wedding anniversary (lol, my wife knows my first love is GNR so it's cool if I go to the show)

I met slash after a solo show in 2013.  my friend and I hung out by the tour buses that were outside the venue along with 50 fans or so.  I'd say he came out an hour after the show.  He wouldn't take pics with anyone.  he did sign autographs (one per person) but did not engage in any conversation.  

I have heard from others he doesn't like taking pics.  part of it could be having to take 50 selfies, check the pic, redo the pic, get annoyed, then go thru the whole process with a new person. 

I also have a friend who ran into him in the Caribbean back in 2010 at a poker tournament and said slash was kind of a dick.  but he kept running into him at the resort and eventually Perla got Slash to give my friend and autograph and talk about the Slash and friends album that was about to come out. 

But there are stories about Slash being pretty cool when meeting him too- not that he wasnt cool to me, he just wasn't overly friendly which is fine.  he still took time out of his schedule for his fans, and that's cool enough for me.  

On 2/22/2019 at 7:29 PM, Gibson_Guy87 said:

Soul Monster

Thyme (Tyme?)

Seven

Checkmate/Jackie Chan

The General

Atlas Shrugged

 

That'd be a pretty killer track list, plus whatever Axl has that we don't know about

totall agree.  they can even add OLD stuff like corn shocker, ain't goin down, tastes good dont it and you have an album that can be made real quick. 

and let's not forget the obligatory song "the seeker" lol

21 minutes ago, Gambit83 said:

Silly. If I ever got Slash, I'd be satisfied just talking about horror and dinosaurs with him, wouldn't matter to me if GNR didn't come up. I bet you he'd appreciate that. You probably would too.

I have an idea that will definetly get Slash in studio for you- tell him you have leather pants made out of dinosaur skin that you wore while Michael Myers chased you are the asylum you were both in.  lol

new music

since that wont happen for a long time I'll take a boxset of UYI, especially the cuts with Steven on drums and one CD dedicated to Axls rants (might be able to stretch that to 2 cds?).  instead of fake tattoos, can we get a booklet/ manual on how to survive a concert riot????   

and if that's not possible then some GNR ham to go with the cheese.  lol

so cool!  great job and congrats on meeting Slash!  very inspiring!

is the term "jugs" used during tea time?  would be appropriate here.  lol

I heard the major announcement is that they are releasing a limited edition of GNR/ Looney tunes branded Anvils for 10,000 dollars. signed by Melissa, Frank, Fortus and  wile e coyote

I also think they are doing an episode where Wile E Coyote stops chasing the roadrunner so he can pursue Izzy Stradlin full time. about half way thru the episode he realizes chasing the roadrunner is easier and less dangerous, so he goes back to doing that

cant believe how much people are reading into this.  but since I have gotten sucked in, here's my guess:  Axl is friends with a looney tunes producer who allows them to use their theme song as the intro to every NITL show.  so as a favor he came in and made an appearance on their show and sang a song written by someone else.  Boosts their ratings and gets grown adults posting 14 pages worth of gossip about Looney Tunes on the internet (honestly when is the last time you thought about bugs bunny as an adult?.... exactly.  any publicity is good publicity)

if this were something more serious then i would guess Axl would make his appearance on South Park (a show thatvhe is on record as being a fan of at one point in time) if cartoons are how he is going to release new music.  but let's be real, GNR has too much integrity to do that (ok maybe not.  lol, I already forgot about gnr air!)

my FIOS on demand shows another showing of looney tunes tomorrow at 10am EST.  no idea if its the Axl episode or not but I'm recording it on my DVR.  

On 12/20/2018 at 3:26 AM, vloors said:

Shame i did think 4tus did the acoustic and rhythm on lock n load. Oh well the other tracks he did with the daisies are still good. I really liked their first album with jon stevens on vocals. 

here's the answer to Fortus being on lock and load from an interview he did: 

https://bobschallau-wordpress-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/bobschallau.wordpress.com/2017/08/12/interview-guns-n-roses-guitarist-richard-fortus/amp/?amp_js_v=a2&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQECAFYAQ%3D%3D#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From %1%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fbobschallau.wordpress.com%2F2017%2F08%2F12%2Finterview-guns-n-roses-guitarist-richard-fortus%2F

Did you play on The Dead Daisies song “Lock ‘N’ Load” with Slash?

No, that was recorded before I was in the band. I wouldn’t do that out of respect to Axl – not that he would make a big deal out of it. But after all the shit that’s gone down between those two guys it would be a real slap in the face. Slash wanted to sit in when I was with Thin Lizzy and I told Scott Gorham, the other guitar player, ‘If Slash wants to sit in he can use my gear, my amp, and my guitars.’ But just out of respect for my friend I can’t stand on the same stage with Slash. And nobody asked me to do that, it’s just a personal thing. And it’s no slight to Slash, he’s one of the greatest guitar players ever. I just can’t do it out of respect for my friend  

4 hours ago, killuridols said:

I think it's been made clear, at least in my posts, that I am not a doctor but I do know what is like to take or administrate to others these type of medicines.

I don't know why you are linking to an article related to bipolar disorder, if at the same time you are saying it is irresponsible to diagnose Axl with any kind of mood disorder

Either way, your article says exactly where I've been posting here, so I'll highlight it:

"Bipolar disorder can be treated with a number of medications. Some of these medications can increase your appetite or cause changes in metabolism leading to weight gain."
"[...] Whether a certain medication will cause weight gain or other side effects varies from person to person."
* "[...] Some of these medications may be less likely to cause weight gain when taken alone, but many people need more than one medication to control bipolar symptoms.
"[...] If weight gain is an issue, ask your psychiatric care professional for advice on strategies to manage it. Healthy eating, keeping physically active and getting psychological counseling (psychotherapy) can all help."

 

* I would also add here that it is quite likely that a person in their late 50's is also taking different types of medicine for other of typical medical conditions that appear in that age gap, and many of them can cause more appetite as well.

hey my post was to support you.  didnt mean to offend.  bipolar meds can also be used for mood disorders in some cases

for all the message board doctors out there or anyone who is questioning weight gain in meds: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/bipolar-disorder/expert-answers/bipolar-medications-and-weight-gain/faq-20058043

or just talk to ANY DOCTOR.  

it's very irresponsible to diagnose Axl with any kind of mood disorder, as none of us are his physician, but at the same time I dont think we would be very surprised if he had in fact been medicated at one point in his life.  and there is absolutely nothing wrong with taking meds for depression or bipolar or ANYTHING that you and your doctor have agreed to. 

So if he has taken meds and had experienced some side effects than so be it.  I truly hope it helped.   If the benefits outweighed the side effects then I'm happy for him.  We all live once and deserve to be happy.  Axl isnt a puppet who must look, act and sound the way society wants him to. He is his own person and if he's happy with himself than I'm happy for him.  Too few people actually have the balls to be true to themselves.  Good for him and it's really cool he took that pic with a huge fan.  

Axl has been thru this before.  check out the video. Beta talks about Axl spraying his house, etc and even then parts of his home were damaged.  hoping no more people got hurt.  Axl and his neighbors can always rebuild.  But we cant bring people back

good luck to those effected

I doubt this would ever be approved or released while Axl is alive.  would open up too many old wounds for these guys.  so it either comes out when this incarnation breaks up without Axls consent, or 30 years from now when the guys are gone. 

my opinion, which could be totally wrong, is that Axl wants to be remembered for the guy he has become, especially since the reunion.  not the wine bottle throwing, riot causing, never on time hot head, bad behaving boyfriend and diva he was once known for

if there's ever going to be a movie, my guess would be it would be the illusions documentary.  

On 10/6/2018 at 11:53 AM, Towelie said:

He would lose a massive chunk of his audience if he went instrumental. There isn't a huge amount of interest in instrumental musicians and Slash has always enjoyed being a part of a band.

he has always done an extended solo instrumental type thing, most recently with a 20 minute version of rocket queen.  I love that song and think the solo is cool, but 20 minutes of RQ is way too long.  couldn't imagine a whole show that would sound basically like that.  it's just not for me, but its cool that there are people out there who are into that.  

I think of this newest album as WOF left overs.  I believe a lot of it was written pre guns. or at least the ideas for the song were.  

my guess is they were never properly worked up due to slash going back to gnr and having so little time during the break from that tour and recording this record.  but that said I like the album almost as much as i like WOF.  I know what I'm getting with SMKC.  I don't expect anything other that some rockers that will help make a long car ride enjoyable.  I have enough stress and responsibility on a day to day basis, so some brainless "cock rock" is perfectly fine with me.   we don't need to reinvent Led Zepplin. 

I will say that I'm disappointed in Myles on this album though.  his lyrics are pretty bad, even for him.  I like his voice but the guy has the stage presence of a coat rack and I always thought his lyrics were corny but this time it's bad. not to mention recycled.  how do you reuse lyrics from two albums ago????

slash is coming to philly next week and this the first time I'm going to miss him since he before toured on Ain't life Grand.  might change my mind the day of, but as of now I'm  cool with sitting this one out. cant figure out exactly why.  maybe its bc I always wanted to hear him play the gnr stuff.  now that I saw 3 NITL shows, I'm good. don't need more Myles.

I'm hoping he gets this record and your out if his system and we get a new gnr record. but I've been a guns fan for 25 years and I have an idea of what to expect by now. 

On 9/28/2018 at 3:12 AM, donny said:

if/when a new album is being released we wont hear about it from some second rate music journalist. 

you know what this band are like, we will have to work out the cryptic clues like posters plastered on derelict buildings, websites with countdown timers and all that crap. 

I agree.  one day there will be a cryptic billboard featuring Skelton Izzy and skeleton Steven and then a week later an announcement on their website:  for only $2,000 you can own a 4 CD box set that comes in a hand carved coffin shaped box (a clever metaphor for where all of your money is going) which is 200 versions of THE SEEKER and nothing else. included are a Buckethead sexy centerfold, GNR condoms, slash wig and top hat.  one coffin/ box will come with Axl's Not in the Lifetime Pimp Cane!

In all seriousness I'm not too excited about Slash his dad's Instagram post. Because remember Slash's brother is the one that called Axl fat and all that stuff right before the reunion.  And then he had to apologize. So Slash probably doesn't talk his family about this stuff.

7 hours ago, Gibbo said:

SLASH describes creating the fun clip here: “The idea behind doing an animated video for ‘Driving Rain’ is mostly due to the dark subject matter of the song influencing directors to come up with very dramatic, dark and sullen regular live action treatments that weren’t any fun at all (no offense to those guys). So, I wanted to create something that could be tongue-in-cheek and yet still be dark with live-action animation. We’re all big fans of Stoopid Buddy and they came up with a great concept and treatment. We love the video and it came out fn’ brilliant. Fyi, no puppets were harmed during the making of this video.”

“Our whole team at Stoopid Buddy Stoodios was beyond excited to work with Slash, Myles, and those hard rocking Conspirators,” explains John Harvatine IV, Creative Director and Co-Founder. “We had a blast creating a dramatic heart-pounding music video with rag-doll-like rod puppets and adrenaline-filled RC Jeeps. From this moment forward, ‘Driving Rain’ is now the Citizen Kane of music videos!”

Talk about recycling!  First the Lyrics and now the car goes off the cliff like in don’t cry!!!  Lol

i like the video.  Was kinda hoping that animal from the muppets would have made an appearance on drums.  lol. no offense to Puppet Brent